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Rev. Ora Leonard Hoffer

Rev. Ora Leonard Hoffer

Male 1912 - 1986  (73 years)


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  • Name Ora Leonard Hoffer 
    Prefix Rev. 
    Birth 5 Sep 1912  Scioto County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1920  Brush Creek Township, Scioto County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census 1930  Rarden Township, Scioto County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1940  Rarden, Scioto County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Death 6 Feb 1986  Sycamore Medical Center, Miamisburg, Montgomery County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • MIAMISBURG, Ohio - The Rev. Ora L. Hoffer, father of Knox County Commissioner Theron "Red" Hoffer, died 11 p.m. Thursday at Sycamore Hospital here,

      Hoffer, 73, had been pastor of South Union Road Christian Church here for 16 years. He was previously employed with Hankins Container Co. here.

      A native of Otway, he was born Sept.5 , 1912 to Richard C. and Myrtle (Stephenson) Hoffer.

      Survivors include his wife, Norma (Wheeler); three sons, Theron of Vincennes, Fercil C. of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Gerald T. of W. Carrollton; four daughters, Myrtle A. Fields, Juanita Wheeler and Loretta Shields, all of Miamisburg, and Marilyn Whitley of South Salem; a step-son, David Gamble, of West Carrollton; a step-daughter, Theresa Beckett of Miamisburg; a brother Harold, of Otway; a sister, Agnes F. Smith of South Bend, Ind.; 21 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

      The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the South Union Road Christian Church with the Rev. Thomas Little officiating. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Gardens here.

      Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the church.

      Arrangements were made by Hapner (Brough) Funeral Home.
      Memorial contributions may be made to the church.

      The Vincennes Sun Commercial (Vincennes, Indiana) Sunday February 6, 1986 (Page 6)
    Burial Highland Memorial Cemetery, Miamisburg, Montgomery County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I40850  Family
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2021 

    Father Richard Calvin Hoffer,   b. 27 Oct 1883, Scioto County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Mar 1967, Scioto County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Myrtle Stephenson,   b. 30 Sep 1888, Adams County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Apr 1916, Scioto County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years) 
    Marriage 6 Jun 1906  Scioto County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F12595  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Anna Mae Jobe,   b. 14 Mar 1917, Adams County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jul 1976, Kettering, Montgomery County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Marriage 28 Jun 1934  South Webster, Scioto County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Mayor Jennings B. Cole performed the marriage ceremony.
    Age at Marriage He was 21 years old - She was 17 years old. 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Living
     4. Living
     5. Living
     6. Living
     7. Living
    Family ID F12598  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Living 
    Family ID F52937  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S63] Census - 1920 Scioto County Ohio, District 124, page 28 (1B), family 19, age 8.

    2. [S169] Census - 1930 Scioto County Ohio, District 18, page 186 (1A), family 9, age 17.

    3. [S2604] Census - 1940 Scioto County Ohio, District 73-21, page 425 (3A), family 45, age 27.

    4. [S5113] Vital Statistics, Certificate 13572.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 5 Sep 1912 - Scioto County, Ohio
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Brush Creek Township, Scioto County, Ohio
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Rarden Township, Scioto County, Ohio
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 28 Jun 1934 - South Webster, Scioto County, Ohio
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Rarden, Scioto County, Ohio
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 6 Feb 1986 - Sycamore Medical Center, Miamisburg, Montgomery County, Ohio
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Highland Memorial Cemetery, Miamisburg, Montgomery County, Ohio
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